Declaration for Liberty of Conscience

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The Declaration for Liberty of Conscience was a 1687–1688 royal proclamation by James II of England that sought to suspend penal laws against Catholics and Protestant dissenters, becoming a key flashpoint in the political and religious tensions leading to the Glorious Revolution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical document
legal document
royal proclamation
aimedTo suspend penal laws against Catholics
suspend penal laws against Protestant dissenters
alsoKnownAs Declaration of Indulgence
James II’s Declaration for Liberty of Conscience
appliesToJurisdiction Kingdom of England
Kingdom of Ireland
Kingdom of Scotland
contributedTo Glorious Revolution
controversialFor use of royal prerogative to suspend statutes
country Kingdom of England
endTime 1688
followedBy Bill of Rights 1689
Toleration Act 1689
hasEffect granting of limited freedom of worship
suspension of religious tests for office
hasPart English Declaration of Indulgence of 1687
Irish Declaration of Indulgence of 1687
Scottish Declaration of Indulgence of 1687
historicalPeriod Restoration England
linked to: Stuart period

Stuart monarchy
linked to: Stuart period
issuedBy English Crown
linked to: Kingdom of England

James II of England
legalBasisClaimed royal dispensing power
legalStatus suspension of penal laws
location England
Ireland
Scotland
mainSubject Catholic emancipation
Protestant dissenters
penal laws
religious toleration
monarch James II of England
notableEvent trial of the Seven Bishops
opposedBy Anglican Church
linked to: Anglican Communion

Church of England bishops
English Parliamentarians
Tory politicians
linked to: Tory

Whig politicians
linked to: Whig Party
politicalAlignment pro-Catholic policy
publicationDate 1687
relatedTo Catholic–Protestant relations in England
English penal laws
Test Acts
linked to: Test Act 1673
significantIn history of religious freedom in Britain
startTime 1687

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Declaration of Indulgence alsoKnownAs Declaration for Liberty of Conscience